A
fond and engaging send-up of the more legendary aspects of the off-stage
life of the famous Barrymore family, The Royal Family has become
a classic of the American theatre ever since its premiere in 1927, as well
as its highly praised revivals in 1951 and 1975. The Royal Family
tells the uproarious story of the Cavendishes, an old and celebrated “First
Family” of the theatre. It is a warmhearted and knowing portrait
that lives and breathes in the grand tradition of the stage. In telling
a rich story of a family whose love for the theatre was so great that it
could not possibly get the greasepaint out of its blood, Kaufman and
Ferber wrote a joyous and deeply affectionate chronicle of a home where
all was lively theatre, including fencing, hair-pulling and dramatic entrances
and exits.

CAST(in
order of appearance)

Role

Actor

Della

Ellia
English

Jo

Alan Mandell

Hallboy

Charlie Kimball

McDermott

Bobby C. King

Western Union Messenger

S. Marc Jordan

Herbert
Dean

Charles
Kimbrough

Kitty
Lemoyne Dean

Barbara
Dirickson

Gwen
Cavendish

Melinda
Page Hamilton

Perry
Stewart

Robert
L. Devaney

Fanny Cavendish

Marian Seldes

Oscar
Wolfe

George
S. Irving

Julie Cavendish

Kate Mulgrew

Anthony
Cavendish

Daniel
Gerroll

Chauffeur

Bill Ferrell

Gilbert
Marshall

Richard
Cox

Another Hallboy

Arthur Hanket

Gunga

Aflamu

Miss Peake

Eve Roberts

And the Canine Company

Puck

Buddy

Cyrano

Buster

Hotspur

Barney

Rosencrantz

Harlem

& Guildenstern

Samson

Set design by Douglas W.
Schmidt, costume design by Robert M. Blackman, lighting design by Duane
Schuler and sound design by Jon Gottlieb.